The party became so unruly that the neighborhood group sent a letter afterward to SU expressing its concern.

Schmid said residents were left wondering, "Where did all of these people come from? How did all these people who appeared to be non-students find out?"

In a response, the university noted that five non-students were arrested that night on Stratford Street on charges of disorderly conduct. Two students who claimed responsibility for the party were also given nuisance party tickets and will undergo the college's judicial process, the response stated. No names were provided.

SU's Vice President for Public Affairs Kevin Quinn said this was another example of non-students coming to a student party.

Syracuse and university patrols said they were going to give increased attention to the house where the party occurred. They noted a few neighbors had credited the police for a quick response.

The UACT patrols are the third law enforcement effort aimed at reducing crime in the University area.

The first is a long-standing patrol funded through the University Neighborhood Service Agreement Advisory Committee. The second is an effort by Syracuse police to increase patrols in the area earlier this semester after a rash of non-students -- including known gang members -- crashed parties around Euclid Avenue.

Current neighborhood association president Mike Stanton said the party was another example of why more of the money SU provides to the neighborhood should go for police patrols.

"It was like a condensed version of Mayfest," Schmid said, referring to the year-end celebration by SU students.

Coming home around 11:30 p.m., Schmid said traffic blocked her route from Euclid Avenue, so she drove around to Stratford Street. A group of college-aged girls stood in the road, so she beeped to get by.

She had trouble getting into her driveway because cars were parked so tightly on each side. Other driveways were partially blocked.

"It was crazy," Schmid said. "I called the cops."

But the party only got bigger. About 15 minutes after she returned home, an onslaught of cars arrived to the 800 block of Livingston Avenue, Schmid said.

"It seemed like a procession or a parade," Schmid said. "It was non-stop, like the Fourth of July."

What started as a student party appeared to turn into a magnet for non-students, she said.

"It's like somebody said, 'There's a party! Let's converge,'" she said. Some came in cars with six to 10 people, with passengers riding on laps. They parked in people's driveways and had to be told to move.

As more people came, the tone seemed to change, she said. Playful shouts turned nastier. By then, neighbors estimated hundreds of people were at the party.

The large student party with noise, drinking and music took on more of a mob mentality, Schmid said.

About 15 minutes later, Syracuse police arrived. The streets were so blocked with people and vehicles that officers drove up on sidewalks to get to the scene, Schmid said.

Officers said they found Rene in the intersection of Euclid and Livingston, yelling at people and blocking traffic. Eventually, an officer attempted to secure Rene and Spruill came up from behind and grabbed the officer by the top of the shirt with both hands and tried to pull the officer away from Rene, Sgt. Tom Connellan said.

The officer pushed Spruill, and another officer took Spruill away when he tried to move back toward Rene, Connellan said.

Eventually, officers were able to handcuff Rene with the help of a police dog, police said.

Police put Rene and Spruill in the back of a prisoner van. Spruill kicked the inside of the vehicle, at one point causing the door to swing open and nearly hit an officer in the face, Connellan said.

Both Rene and Spruill appeared to be intoxicated, police said.

Schmid said she understands that students party, and the good of the neighborhood outweighs the bad.

But a male neighbor told her Saturday's the first time he's felt unsafe in the area.

"We don't want our block to become the party central for the entire county," Schmid said.

The party was centered in the 800 block of Livingston Avenue, between Euclid and Stratford avenues: